Private Therapy Services celebrates 12 years in business One year at new expanded location West Ashley
December 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Private Therapy Services (PTS) Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center celebrates their 12th anniversary in December, with the successful opening just over a year ago at an expanded…
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MUSC researchers part of terminated NIH sickle cell study
November 26, 2014New therapy shows promising results, offers paradigm shift for high-risk patients CHARLESTON, SC –Â A study involving MUSC sickle cell anemia researchers Robert Adams, M.D., and Sherron M. Jackson, M.D.,…
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Capella Healthcare and Medical University of South Carolina partner, form new collaborative initiative
November 25, 2014Midlands HealthONE Network formed to expand care, meet industry demands HARTSVILLE, SC Â – Capella Healthcare and MUSC Health have announced the development of a clinically integrated network and a…
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FRD introduces e-commerce platform for copyrighted works and software
November 17, 2014MUSC content can be purchased online through simple transactions CHARLESTON, SC – MUSC Foundation for Research Development (FRD) has launched an e-commerce platform that serves as a portal through…
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The Joint Commission Names Trident Health to Nation’s Top Hospital List
November 13, 2014Less than 3% of hospitals nationwide earned this designation four straight years NORTH CHARLESTON, SC –Â For the fourth year in a row, Trident Health has been recognized as a…
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Movember, Mustaches and Men
October 30, 2014Trident Health to Hold Free Prostate Cancer Screening & Men’s Health Event NORTH CHARLESTON, SC –  Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in American men, behind only…
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South Carolina Doctor Named 2015 Family Physician of the Year
October 27, 2014Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, earns prestigious national award for dedication to patients and community PROSPERITY, SC – The American Academy of Family Physicians has named Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, the…
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South Carolina Doctor Named 2015 Family Physician of the Year
October 27, 2014Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, earns prestigious national award for dedication to patients and community PROSPERITY, SC – The American Academy of Family Physicians has named Oscar F. Lovelace, Jr., MD, the…
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Dysautonomia Advocacy Board Formed to Combat Little-Known Condition
October 23, 2014Group to Provide Support and Educational Information CHARLESTON, SC –Â Â Inspired by the courage and commitment of a friend suffering from a largely unknown but debilitating condition, a local group has…
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JEDA Bonds Refinance Roper St. Francis Projects
October 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – CareAlliance Health Services, which does business as Roper St. Francis, leveraged $89,925,000 in low-interest, tax-exempt bonds issued by the South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority (JEDA) to reduce…
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CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina initiate research collaboration to advance healthcare data analytics
October 20, 2014CAMBRIDGE, MA and COLUMBIA, SC – CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) have entered into a collaborative research agreement to create and implement a centralized Natural Language Processing (NLP)…
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CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina initiate research collaboration to advance healthcare data analytics
October 20, 2014CAMBRIDGE, MA and COLUMBIA, SC – CliniWorks and Health Sciences South Carolina (HSSC) have entered into a collaborative research agreement to create and implement a centralized Natural Language Processing (NLP)…
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DHEC, MUSC announce plan for possible Ebola patients
October 16, 2014The Medical University of South Carolina will accept patients as needed CHARLESTON, SC – The medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and  S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)  announced…
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‘Opening Doors’ aims to keep best & brightest in medical school
October 16, 2014Historic scholarship campaign looks to raise $20 million dollars over next three years. CHARLESTON, SC – For the first time since its founding in 1824, the MUSC College of…
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Trident Health To Open New Behavioral Health Unit
October 14, 2014$3.9 million unit set to open October 23 CHARLESTON, SC – On Tuesday October 21 at 4:00 p.m., Trident Health will hold a ribbon cutting for its new behavioral health unit, “Lowcountry Transitions…
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BlueChoice Medicaid to Host Family Events in 5 SC Cities
October 14, 2014BlueChoice® HealthPlan Medicaid invites families to free fitness and baby health fairs in Columbia, Greenville, Kingstree, Spartanburg and Walterboro this month. Company representatives will be on hand to provide…
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Trident Health To Open New Behavioral Health Unit
October 14, 2014$3.9 million unit set to open October 23 CHARLESTON, SC – On Tuesday October 21 at 4:00 p.m., Trident Health will hold a ribbon cutting for its new behavioral health unit, “Lowcountry Transitions…
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MEDcare Urgent Care Centers Now Accept Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Plans
October 10, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – MEDcare Urgent Care Centers, an independently-owned, physician-directed urgent care provider in South Carolina, is proud to announce all Blue Cross Blue Shield health plans are accepted in every MEDcare…
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Lupus Foundation of America Announces 2014-15 Pediatric Lupus Research Grantee & First-Ever LIFELINE Grant Programâ„¢ Recipients
September 30, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Lupus Foundation of America, the only national force dedicated to solving the cruel mystery of lupus, announced four grants that will allow lupus investigators to continue…
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Five new directors elected to MUSC Foundation board; Board officers elected
September 29, 2014CHARLESTON, SC –Â Â The Medical University of South Carolina Foundation (MUSCF) has elected five new members: John T. Cahill, Cleveland A. Christophe, Retired U.S. Army Col. Mike Heath, Harold W. Jablon,…
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South Carolina Unveils Statewide Obesity Action Plan
September 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) Director Catherine Templeton and the South Carolina Obesity Council, today unveiled the state’s first-ever obesity action plan, SCaledown.org. A…
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Making a Better Manikin
September 22, 2014FRD announces product launch of technology from MUSC Healthcare Simulation Center to improve training for labor and delivery CHARLESTON, S.C. – Promising technology born at the Medical University of South Carolina…
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Chase After a Cure donates $130,000 to MUSC for childhood cancer research
September 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Local nonprofit Chase After a Cure presented a donation of $130,000 to the Medical University of South Carolina for pediatric cancer research. Since its founding in 2009,…
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MUSC Waring Library announces paper competition winners
September 21, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The Waring Historical Library at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) announced the winners of the 2014 W. Curtis Worthington, Jr. Research Paper Competition. First prize in the…
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Trident Cancer Center Completes $6 Million Expansion
September 16, 2014Mayor Keith Summey, Representative Jenny Horne to highlight opening event N. Charleston, SC –  On Thursday September 18 at 4:30 p.m., Trident Cancer Center will hold a ribbon cutting for its new…
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Public, Private Entities Join to Advance New Health Care Model in South Carolina
September 15, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – Health care organizations in South Carolina today announce the formation of a public-private collaboration called the Patient-Centered Medical Home Alliance to promote the new model of primary…
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Hysterectomy without the Scars
September 12, 2014September 11, 2014 ~ Dr. Ron Givens Performs Charleston’s First Robotic-Assisted Single-Site Hysterectomy Surgery SUMMERVILLE, SC  –The South Carolina Institute for Robotic Surgery has expanded its use of robotic-assisted surgery to…
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MUSC part of new treatment discovery for heart failure patients
September 4, 2014New heart failure medicine touted as best advance in more than a decade CHARLESTON, SC – Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) researchers played a vital role in the landmark…
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MUSC Weight Management Center offering FREE 10-week lifestyle change weight loss program to community
September 4, 2014L.E.A.N. for Life, a FREE 10-week weight loss class lead by MUSC students and supervised by MUSC Weight Management Center staff, aims to help lower-income residents lose weight and get healthier…
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MUSC, UNC-CH testing diabetes outreach facilitated by iPad technology
August 26, 2014Researchers aim to reduce hospital readmission for patients in rural Bamberg County                                                                                                                          CHARLESTON, SC – The South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research (SCTR) Institute at the Medical University of…
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Health Ministry Empowerment Tour Makes First-Ever Stop in Moncks Corner
August 25, 2014Event highlighted by inspiring speakers and healthy lifestyle seminars MONCKS CORNER, SC –  The 13th annual Health Ministry Empowerment Tour begins Saturday, Sept. 6, at Berkeley High School in Moncks Corner, marking…
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2014 South Carolina Health Professions Data Book Now Available
August 25, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – The Office for Healthcare Workforce Analysis and Planning has just released a new edition of their South Carolina Health Professions Data Book.  This statistical reference book assembles information from…
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Two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in S.C.
August 18, 2014COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina’s state veterinarian Friday announced that two cases of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) have been confirmed in the state. A horse that died in Darlington County and…
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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center Unveils New Cancer-Fighting Technology
August 11, 2014TrueBeam STx expands radiation oncology services, offers patients shorter treatment time CHARLESTON, SC – New technology installed at the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center offers patients a nonsurgical, specialized form…
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Hollings Cancer Center Celebrates State’s Increases in HPV Vaccine Use
August 11, 2014Officials Note Ongoing Challenges in Vaccination Numbers CHARLESTON, SC –Â The Center for Disease Control (CDC) released late July their National Immunization Survey for Teens (NIS-Teen) data showing that Human Papillomavirus…
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CharlestonPharma represents the Low Country in Warsaw
July 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Two South Carolina companies were on the program recently at the BioForum 2014, an annual biotechnology meeting in Lodz, Poland, with scientists coming primarily from Central and…
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CharlestonPharma represents the Low Country in Warsaw
July 24, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Two South Carolina companies were on the program recently at the BioForum 2014, an annual biotechnology meeting in Lodz, Poland, with scientists coming primarily from Central and…
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Trident Breast Care Center Named South Carolina’s Only Center of Excellence
July 23, 2014N. CHARLESTON, SC – Trident Breast Care Center has recently been recognized as a Certified Quality Breast Center of Excellence in the National Quality Measures for Breast Centers Programâ„¢ (NQMBCâ„¢). This distinguished…
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ECCO Launches Partners in HealthCare to Serve Low-income and Uninsured
July 15, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO) announces Partners in HealthCare, a new initiative serving low-income, uninsured adults that offers access to health care at no cost to the patient. In collaboration…
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Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center Receives National Cancer Institute Designation Renewal
July 14, 2014Hollings Cancer Center One of Only 68 U.S. Cancer Centers with NCI Designation and Only NCI-Designated Center in South Carolina CHARLESTON, SC –Â Â The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) Hollings…
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Select Health Wins Aster Award for Excellence in Communication
July 14, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Select Health of South Carolina, the state’s oldest and largest Medicaid managed care organization, won Silver honors in the 2014 Aster Awards competition, one of the largest…
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Charitable Surgeries Launch National Effort to End Cataract Blindness
July 2, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – The first two charitable cataract surgeries, performed as part of the ASCRS Foundation’s new Operation Sight network, are to be conducted on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, by Kerry…
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Butcher named acting dean of new College of Health Sciences
June 25, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Charleston Southern University has named Dr. Melissa Butcher acting dean of the newly created College of Health Sciences. Created to house the athletic training, health promotion and…
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SC BlueChoice Offers New Group Health Plan Rewarding Employee Engagement
June 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – As employers seek strategies to manage rising health care costs, BlueChoice® HealthPlan of South Carolina is offering a new product combining incentives for employees who use Patient-Centered Medical…
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SC BlueChoice Offers New Group Health Plan Rewarding Employee Engagement
June 24, 2014COLUMBIA, SC – As employers seek strategies to manage rising health care costs, BlueChoice® HealthPlan of South Carolina is offering a new product combining incentives for employees who use Patient-Centered Medical…
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Select Health of South Carolina Donates to March of Dimes
June 23, 2014CHARLESTON, SC – Select Health of South Carolina associates, led by the Medicaid managed care organization’s Bright Start® prenatal program and Employee Activity Committee (EAC), rallied in support of the…
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Needtobreathe Classic Golf Tournament Raises $140,000 for Global Health Care Initiatives
June 23, 2014DANIEL ISLAND, SC – The proceeds from the 2014 Needtobreathe Classic golf tournament last month on Daniel Island were almost double the profits from the 2013 event, meaning more money for…
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Rhythmlink International, LLC to expand Richland County facility
June 18, 2014$1.4 million investment to build new automated manufacturing packaging line and cleanroom COLUMBIA, SCÂ –Â Rhythmlink International, LLC, a medical device manufacturing company, is expanding its Richland County facility at 1140…
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Rhythmlink International, LLC to expand Richland County facility
June 18, 2014$1.4 million investment to build new automated manufacturing packaging line and cleanroom COLUMBIA, SCÂ –Â Rhythmlink International, LLC, a medical device manufacturing company, is expanding its Richland County facility at 1140…
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MUSC Researchers Uncover Potential Biomarker for ADHD
June 18, 2014 CHARLESTON, SC– Parents of inattentive and/or hyperactive children who have a difficult time staying focused or controlling their behavior now may have a new option for properly diagnosing their children…
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